Jason has grown up to become a happy, inquisitive, and active boy. He enjoys going to pre-school five days a week in the morning to see his friends, learn letters and numbers, and work on projects. Several of his friends have visited for play dates. Jason’s current favorite thing is Sonic the Hedgehog (the old Sega game, three different cartoon series, several books, and an action figure for 20 points of articulation). He also likes hide and seek. Jason has become more independent and likes to do many things by himself. His favorite foods are chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, and cumum (cucumber) and cheese.

A few pictures from his birthday so far are shown below. He had a few presents in the morning and then had cupcakes at his school. Next week, we will have a family party for both Jason and Robert. Some time in April/May, we will have a children’s party for all of Jason and Robert’s friends.

For a flashback, here is Jason’s first birthday, second birthday, and third birthday. (Click on the links.)

Last night Jason and Mike built and decorated a gingerbread train.

Today, Mike and Hristina went to the holiday celebration at Jason’s school. Each class performed a different song, then we went back to his classroom to make a gingerbread man. After that, Jason visited with Santa and received a present.

Here is a video of Jason’s performance. The song is “Snow Miser.”

We all recently had some family photos taken at Wavehill, a public garden and cultural center in the Bronx.

Here’s is a link to view the photo album.

Jason and Robert were both very excited to see the animals and many activities available. They seemed to like the monkey, snakes, turtles, and bears the most. Jason made his own Halloween mask, everyone rode the merry-go-round, and Jason and Robert loved the magic show. They both got lollipops from a Verizon booth.

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Here are a few pictures from Sunday.

This time around Jason was immediately happy and excited. Mom and Dad dropped him off and he started playing with a boy named Matthew. We said goodbye and that was it.

At pick up, Jason told us he rode a bicycle very fast. The teacher read a book about the moon. He also said they had a book like our book Corduroy. He was not sure what he ate for a snack.

Jason will go to school 2.5 hours in the morning, Monday to Friday.

Here is a recent picture of Jason and Jason next to his locker.

This was Jason’s second trip to Bulgaria. His first was in July 2009.

Jason was very happy to be able to see his aunts, uncles, cousins, and great grandmother in Bulgaria. He had a wonderful time in Belitsa, enjoyed playing in the sand or in the pool. He brought back a nice collection of “mighty machines” and soda trucks.

The day started with a ride on the Percy shuttle. Jason put on his special Thomas hat and badge.

The shuttle was an open train car. Along the way we saw many old trains on the side of the track.

“Who’s that puffing down the track?”

Seeing “real Thomas” seemed to take to Jason by surprise.

After the train ride, Jason, Robert, and Mia had fun with the play tables.

“I want really useful engines.”

The day ended with Jason taking his friend Mia for a drive.